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Air quality assessments were performed through scientific evaluation according to relevant international and national standards.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Qualified rates for aerosols \u22650.5\u202f\u03bcm increased by 20\u201330% during the 3 working hours compared to baseline levels. Microbial qualified rates remained at 100% throughout the study period. Aerosol concentrations across all particle sizes significantly increased with working hours (<jats:italic>p\u202f&amp;lt;<\/jats:italic>\u202f0.01). The growth rate of 5\u201310\u202f\u03bcm aerosols was higher than that of 0.3\u20135\u202f\u03bcm particles (<jats:italic>p\u202f&amp;lt;<\/jats:italic>\u202f0.01). After 3\u202fh, concentrations of 0.5\u201325\u202f\u03bcm and 0.3\u201310\u202f\u03bcm aerosols increased by 1.48-fold and 1.3-fold compared to baseline values. Total microbial colonies positively correlated with work duration, polyp detection frequency, biopsy procedures performed, and procedure duration (<jats:italic>p\u202f&amp;lt;<\/jats:italic>\u202f0.05). Microbial analysis identified 12 species, predominantly bacteria (79.6%) and fungi (20.4%).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study highlights trends in aerosol and microbial contamination over time and identifies four factors influencing microbial counts in the endoscopy suite. 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